like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
distinctive; characteristic
difference; discrepancy; variation
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
unfairness; injustice; partiality
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
leader; authority; mainstay
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
personal; individual; private
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
by means of; due to; because of; according to
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once